HyperDic: triiodothyronine

English > 1 sense of the word triiodothyronine:
NOUNbodytriiodothyronine, liothyronine, Tthyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity
English > triiodothyronine: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaningthyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer.
Synonymsliothyronine, T
Broaderthyroid hormoneAny of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
Spanishtriiodotironina
Catalantriiodotironina

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